Rachael Ray’s new podcast I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead fails to rank in top 250 just weeks after launch

RACHAEL Ray launched her new podcast, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, in October, but listeners have failed to tune in weeks after the new show’s debut. 

Rachael, 56, dropped her first episode of her weekly podcast, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, on Tuesday, October 22. 

The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead has not ranked in the top 250 of all Apple podcasts, according to Chartable. 

The podcast is listed in the Arts, and Society and Culture sections. 

In the Arts category, the podcast ranked in the 95th spot as of November 22.

Competitors who beat out I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead include Deb Perelman and J. Kenji López-Alt’s The Recipe with Kenji and Deb, which placed in the 13th spot, and Food Network star Ina Garten’s Be My Guest with Ina Garten, which placed 22nd.  

As for the Society and Category section, Rachael’s podcast did not place. 

NEW VENTURE

Rachael announced her first podcast on October 14.

On her premiere episode, she said, “This is a podcast about drive, what fuels people who love hard work and what we can learn from one another. 

“I feel at my best when I am pressed. When I am being my most productive. That is why I have always said, I’ll sleep when I’m dead. 

“I’m excited for everyone to join me for conversations with people I know and people I want to know better. Welcome to I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.”

Guests have included actors, chefs and fitness trainers. 

In addition to the podcast, she currently hosts Rachael Ray’s Meals in Minutes and Rachael Ray in Tuscany on FYI.

CONCERNS FOR RACHAEL

Rachael’s show clips have sparked concern among fans in recent months. 

In a clip for Rachael Ray in Tuscany, she appeared to be slurring her speech during the cooking show.

"Omg is she ok? What happened?" one fan wrote on Instagram.

Another commented, "This is concerning. Something is not right."

A third expressed, "I love you but are you ok? I'm seriously concerned."

Rachael has not addressed the concerns and instead filtered the comments on her videos.

She continues to post cooking videos from episodes to her Instagram page. 

Despite the concern, Rachael returned to social media with a brand new recipe. 

She shared the instructions for making her shrimp and chorizo paella on Instagram.

"Hope you are doing okay," one person commented under Rachael's post.

PODCAST CONFESSIONS

The first episode of Rachael’s podcast, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, aired on Tuesday, October 22.

Rachael opened up about her love of being a homemaker while living with her husband, John Cusimano, in their Lake Luzerne, New York home. 

“I am a homemaker. I love chores, I love being in the kitchen… I really like chores,” she told her guest.

“What people consider physical work… I like making dinners, planning dinners, making lists.”

Rachael then went on to share her love of “physical labor,” which she admitted has been on pause.

“I like to help carry in the wood," she said. "I had a couple of bad falls in the last couple of weeks so I haven’t been doing that in a while. 

On the November 12 episode, Rachael revealed why she wakes up at 4 o'clock in the morning.

"I've gotten worse as I've gotten older, because I feel like time might be shorter, and I want my time to be more, every minute of it," she told her guest. 

In the November 19 episode, she opened up about how her dogs help her through her difficult days.  

She said, "It just brings you a ray of life. What it brings to a human, that unconditional love, it really gets you through dark days.

“For me, if I have the worst day, or sick as a dog, the things that make me feel best, go home, climb into bed with a blanket with my dog!”

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The U.S. Sun even reported Rachael filed for her husband to be her power of attorney decades before worry began for the chef. 

The document reads, “The powers you grant below continue to be effective should you become disabled or incompetent.

“Caution: This is an important document. It gives the person whom you designate (your agent) broad powers to handle your property during your lifetime, which may include powers to mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property without advance notice to you or approval by you. 

“These powers will continue to exist even after you become disabled or incompetent.”

The document continued, “This document does not authorize anyone to make medical or other health care decisions. You may execute a health care proxy to do this.”

Rachael only gave John authority for “real estate transactions.”

Rachael and John signed off on the document on July 19, 2005, just weeks before their September 24, 2005 wedding. 

ATTORNEY SPEAKS OUT

Beverly Hills attorney Adam Michael Sacks explained a power of attorney could be granted for certain reasons, including if the requesting party has health issues. 

"It is something that would be done if you are sick,” Mr. Sacks told The U.S. Sun. “The power of attorney can make certain decisions. There are certain things you have to sign if you own a house that needs to be sold and you’re, for example, in a coma. With power of attorney, it lets that person sign for you. 

“Attorney means someone who acts for you. If I am your attorney, I can go to court and act for you. He would make the decision if she’s unable to.”

The Beverly Hills Attorney continued, “It’s not common. One of the reasons is when you know you have a problem, like you’re sick or getting older.

"It has to be someone you completely trust, like a spouse. You would have them make decisions as though it were you."

Outside of health reasons, Mr. Sacks said power of attorney could be for financial help.

He explained her potential reasoning, "I’m a chef, I can't deal with money, I trust my husband or lawyer, he can take care of it.”

RACHAEL'S CAREER

Rachael appeared on ABC’s Rachael Ray Show from 2006 to 2023. 

Rachael left the show to launch her own production company, Free Food Studios. 

She told Deadline at the time, “My passions have evolved from the talk show format production and syndication model to a platform unencumbered by the traditional rules of distribution.

“That is why I am looking forward to putting all my energies into my recently announced production arm, Free Food Studios."

She also runs the nonprofit organization Yum-o!, which “empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cook through three main initiatives: Cook, Feed and Fund.”

The U.S. Sun previously reported she filed a two new trademarks on October 4, 2024 for pizza peels, non-electric pizza cutters and egg poachers, seemingly to expand her cooking empire.